BTS member Jungkook has achieved a groundbreaking milestone as the first K-pop solo artist to surpass 5.5 billion streams on Spotify. As of April 24, his personal account on the world's largest music streaming platform has exceeded this impressive figure.
Jungkook has not only set a new record for K-pop solo artists with 5.5 billion streams but has also added another record for the fastest time an Asian artist has reached this streaming milestone on Spotify, reinforcing his unrivaled global popularity and influence as a solo artist.
Previously, Jungkook made history with his solo single "Seven," reaching one billion streams on Spotify in a record 108 days, the fastest for any debut song globally. He later broke another record by achieving 1.5 billion streams in just 259 days.
Additionally, Jungkook holds the record for the most songs with over 500 million streams by a K-pop solo artist, with a total of five songs reaching this mark. He has released a total of 12 tracks that have each garnered over 100 million streams, highlighting his status as a "Global Pop Star."
His first solo album "GOLDEN" set another record as the first K-pop solo album and the first regular studio album by an Asian artist to surpass 3.2 billion streams, the fastest in history.
In 2024, Jungkook also became the first K-pop solo artist on Spotify to achieve one billion streams with "GOLDEN," marking the first time an album by an Asian artist reached this milestone.
On Spotify, "Seven" leads as his most-streamed track with over 1.55 billion streams, followed by the collaboration track "Left and Right" with over 920 million streams. The title track of the "GOLDEN" album, "Standing Next to You," has over 560 million streams, while his solo single "3D" has surpassed 510 million streams. His track "Dreamers," the official soundtrack of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, has reached over 410 million streams, and the webtoon OST "Stay Alive" has more than 290 million streams. His self-composed song "Still with You" also features prominently with over 160 million streams.
Jungkook's tracks "Dreamers," "Left and Right," and "Stay Alive" have set a record for the fastest time a K-pop solo artist achieved one billion streams with just three songs. His track "Seven" also set records on the Spotify Global Chart for the most streams in a week by a male artist track globally with 89,748,171 streams (after filtering) and the fastest to reach 100 million streams (after filtering). These achievements have led to four global record-breaking events, officially recorded in the Guinness World Records.
